A housing boom in Queens warrants the construction of two new hospitals in the borough – one along the East River and another in the Rockaways, Borough President Helen Marshall said yesterday.

The Marshall plan for up to 800 new beds is based on analysis by the consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Marshall said a new hospital is needed in the Long Island City area, where thousands of new housing units are sprouting up.

And she said a facility is needed on the Rockaway Peninsula, which also is undergoing a massive housing expansion. Western Queens already has a hospital, Mount Sinai. The Rockaways have two, Peninsula and St. Johns Episcopal.

While Marshall is calling for more beds, a state commission is expected to propose closing or downsizing several city hospitals, possibly including some in Queens.